The explosive growth of data storage and the associated proliferation of file servers and NAS appliances has resulted in acute management challenges for IT administrators and data access issues for both users and applications. Brocade FAN solutions help organizations address these issues along with many additional business challenges, including:
- Managing growth in distributed storage environments
- Increasing utilization of distributed storage
- Reducing data management complexity
- Sustaining high availability for distributed storage
- Optimizing the lifecycle costs of enterprise data
These solutions are ideal for consolidating access to file data while simplifying the availability and recovery of that data. As a result, they help optimize server and storage assets, increase operational flexibility, and significantly reduce overall storage costs. These solutions include:
Global Namespace
Brocade StorageX uses the Brocade Global Namespace to unify heterogeneous file storage that is distributed throughout the enterprise. Based on Microsoft Distributed File System (DFS), the Global Namespace provides users with a single, logical view of distributed files, enabling intuitive access to data. Users can access files without knowing their location, and administrators can aggregate file storage across heterogeneous, geographically distributed storage platforms. Brocade StorageX uses its Global Namespace to provide value-added storage services such as file sharing, disaster recovery, data migration, server consolidation, and data lifecycle management.
